by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their attention on these students and former students through scams that falsely promise to provide...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
What is old is new again. In 2008 when I wrote “The Truth About Avoiding Scams” I described High Yield Investment Program scams. These scams have many variations, but essentially the scammers promise that they have access to to secret investment...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook Friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
Phony charities are big business for scammers who prey upon generous people who think they are contributing to help those in need. I have written many times over the years about a wide variety of phony charities and the efforts of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2024 | Scam of the day
In November of 2022 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued DK Automation, LLC and its principals, Kevin David Hulse and David Arnett alleging they promised huge returns to trick people into buying business opportunities and training programs...
